NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1880
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AN AGRA CARPET
NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1880
The lilac field with dense ivory tracery vine around diagonal rows of alternately facing open pink and ivory floral boteh, in a sang-de-boeuf border of rounded tendrils issuing dense vine between lilac and ivory angular floral stripes, outer reciprocal skittle-pattern and plain lilac stripes, very light stain, corroded black and dark red with some tinting, replaced selvages
11ft.9in. x 9ft.2in. (357cm. x 279cm.)
NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1880
The lilac field with dense ivory tracery vine around diagonal rows of alternately facing open pink and ivory floral boteh, in a sang-de-boeuf border of rounded tendrils issuing dense vine between lilac and ivory angular floral stripes, outer reciprocal skittle-pattern and plain lilac stripes, very light stain, corroded black and dark red with some tinting, replaced selvages
11ft.9in. x 9ft.2in. (357cm. x 279cm.)